pan out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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"As the broader world shifts into a more economic security theatre, you see this game of chokepoints and leverage angles continue to pan out across supply chains," said DeLong.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Obviously, I had read the book beforehand, so I had an idea of what she was going to go through, but I didn’t necessarily know how it was going pan out onscreen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the past year, two similar sell signals in CVS did not pan out, but now with the breaking of support, it seems that this one might fare better.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ms. Bush makes some rookie errors: She forgoes whisking dry ingredients separately from the wet, doesn’t let the steaming butter cool before mixing, and is too quick to take the pan out of the oven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Well, Junior Watkins’s Wonderful didn’t pan out, did it?”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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